this is new york's katrina. obviously the death toll compared to that storm nowhere near approaching it but still 20 some odd people dead in new york alone. 2 million people without power. for those of you that live around here, we hope you're safe and your homes are okay and families are okay. if you're in other parts of the country or the world trying to trade today, there are going to be business decisions, trading decisions to be made. >> we don't know how badly the insurance is going to do. it's up to you. you may think it's bad for insurance. maybe it's good. we don't have a good ballpark of how much and more importantly, so much of the damage is flooding, which historically has been one of those things where you call the insurance company and they say did you read the fine print? we don't cover flooding. the federal government has at various times extended flood insurance and helped people. particularly when anyone remembers the fiasco where the federal government says, listen rich people, you can build b